Ares U.S. Real Estate Opportunity Fund IV, L.P. (“AREOF IV”)
Ares Attendees
Andrew Holm
Mr. Holm is a Partner and Co-Head of U.S. Investments in Ares Real Estate, where he serves as a Co-
Portfolio Manager of the U.S. opportunity funds and leads the group's equity investment activities
across the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Ares Real
Estate Global and U.S. Development and Redevelopment Fund II Investment Committees and the
Real Estate Debt Investment Committee. Prior to joining Ares in 2013, Mr. Holm was a Principal at
AREA Property Partners, where he focused on sourcing and executing real estate investments
across asset classes for AREA's equity and mezzanine debt businesses. Previously, he was an
Analyst at Lazard in the real estate investment banking group. Mr. Holm serves on the Board of
Trustees of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Mr. Holm holds a B.A., summa cum laude, from
Harvard College in Government.
Merritt Hooper
Ms. Hooper is a Partner and Co-Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, Private
Equity in the Ares Investor Relations Group. Prior to joining Ares in 1991, Ms. Hooper was a Senior
Credit Analyst at Lion Advisors, L.P. (an affiliate of Apollo Management, L.P.), where she focused on
portfolio management and strategy. Previously, Ms. Hooper was a Vice President at Columbia
Savings and Loan, where she focused on investment management. Ms. Hooper serves on the
executive and investment boards of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Ms. Hooper holds
a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, in Mathematics and an M.B.A. from the
University of California Los Angeles Anderson School of Management in Finance.
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